Tuesday, August 17, 1999
The Plan:
Go to Kyle of Lochalsh
Sight-see
Go to Fort William - Ashburn House
Achintore Road, Fort William, Highland, PH33 6RO +44(0) 1397 706000

Reality:
Mostly cloudy AM, Mostly sunny PM, drizzle evening

07:00 woke up
07:30 breakfast: toast, corn flakes, egg, bacon
08:00 walk to train station

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08:47 train to Kyle of Lochalsh


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11:13 arrive Kyle of Lochalsh


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11:18 lunch at gateway restaurant overlooking Isle of Skye: steak, chips, onion rings, lemonade


11:50 walk around "Kyle"


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13:26 catch 13:16 bus to Kyleakin


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13:40 transfer to Armadale bus


14:15 arrive in Armadale


14:30 board ferry for Mallaig
15:10 disembark in Mallaig, walk to train station

15:14 sit in sun, facing Skye, reading

16:10 depart for Fort William


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17:37 arrive in Fort William, walk to B&B


18:00 arrive at Ashburn House, get room key


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18:05 read train schedule, discover that we need to catch 0730 train tomorrow, bye bye breakfast
18:10 walk back toward train station look for restaurant
18:30 select "Grog and Gruel"
18:40 dine on sirloin and hog tails (curly chips) and lemonade
19:20 walk to Tescos, they're closed, don't open 'til 0800
19:25 walk to train station, the entrance is closed (use main entrance after 1700)
19:30 walk to Safeway, buy Choco Leibniz, Safeway doesn't open 'til 0800
19:35 spot McDonalds, ask them when they open, 0800
19:40 return to room
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